TripAdvisor Reviews Putri Island Resort Hotel Jakarta

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... has often been nicknamed "Soekarno's last erection"... we honestly struggled to see the similarity... we had been rather looking forward to admiring this "erection"...! Bitter disappointment... another let down. The monument was also closed when we visited it (on a Monday?!), which prompted a local TV channel to approach us at the gates to see if we would like to be interviewed, giving our views on this spontaneous decision to close the monument on Mondays... errrrr ...

More family came to our place but there weren't many! Just nice to see them. Also, Riri is Tante Nia's daughter, who came to visit us with her so Bilal. That night was so noise pay with the fireworks for Eid and Takbiran at the local mosques. There were so many in every corner. I just couldn't ...

... I waited and Jim came downstairs with a form telling me that we had to go to a third Immigration Building which was at the opposite end of the city!! We left annoyed and jumped into a taxi, as public buses were slow, cramped and we were feeling hot. We decided we should go to Kota which is the Dutch quarter in Jakarta. It took over an hour in heavy slow moving traffic. We were however, rewarded with a lovely lunch which was set in an old colonial building.

... nothing. Nothing that can distract you from your inner journey. It is not the fact that you have no electronics it is the fact that there is no way of releasing your own thoughts. Yes, to be fair, the physical pain that you go through by sitting that long is unbearable at times but you learn to get over it. The emotional stress that you go through is from one side of the world to the other at times, but what makes you go mad are your own thoughts that are dragged up from ...

... to be truly blessed with every opportunity I've been afforded. I take advantage with as many as I possibly can, even if I feel like I pass up too many... I'm just over eager and I can't do everything I want. I understand that I will not be able to go everywhere and see and do everything, but it's still a hard idea to come to terms with.

The things that I have to take with me when I leave this unbelievable archipelago are many... and will be held very close to my heart ...